niviorpoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *nǝvi (“to flock around, to hover”), from Proto-Eskimo *ńǝvǝ- (“to adhere, to stick to”). Compare niviorpaa (“to hover, to swarm over something”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni.vi.ʲɔp.pɔq/

Verb

niviorpoq

1. (intransitive) to brood, to protect

References

• oqaasileriffik